Full Text of HR0643 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's | 4 | | Xi Nu Omega Chapter for the organization's work in the | 5 | | community and thank the Monarch Awards Foundation for honoring | 6 | | African-American men through the Monarch Awards Gala's | 7 | | "Tribute to Black Men" on November 4, 2017; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Gala is the Monarch Awards | 9 | | Foundation's major fundraiser; the Gala's proceeds are used for | 10 | | scholarships, community programs, and non-profit grants; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Through the Monarch Awards Foundation, Alpha | 12 | | Kappa Alpha Sorority's Xi Nu Omega Chapter contributes | 13 | | resources to help improve social and economic conditions | 14 | | through service initiatives and progressive educational | 15 | | enrichment, health promotion, family strengthening, | 16 | | environmental ownership, and global impact programming; the | 17 | | Monarch Awards has evolved from an annual fundraiser sponsored | 18 | | by a chapter of 30 women to a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation | 19 | | with a dues-paying membership of more than 300, implementing | 20 | | year-round programming, a charitable giving plan, a | 21 | | scholarship program, and two teen leadership development and | 22 | | mentoring programs; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Gala's first "Tribute to Black | 2 | | Men" was held in November of 1983, when 12 distinguished | 3 | | African-American men accepted their Monarch Awards and became | 4 | | the freshman class of honorees; since its inception, the | 5 | | "Tribute to Black Men" has honored 351 unsung heroes of their | 6 | | communities; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The 2017 "Tribute to Black Men" honorees are | 8 | | Julius Thomas (Business), Jeff Dase (Education), Lee Anderson | 9 | | Smith Jr. (Outstanding Youth), Pierre Johnson M.D. | 10 | | (Professional Achievement), Sean Long (Public Service), Rev. | 11 | | Dr. Jesse M. Brown (Religion), and Commander Robert L. Davis | 12 | | (Statesmanship); and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's Xi Nu Omega Chapter, | 14 | | the Monarch Awards Foundation, and the 2017 "Tribute to Black | 15 | | Men" honorees all serve as models of hard work, integrity, and | 16 | | dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 17 | | be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | honor the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's Xi Nu Omega Chapter for | 21 | | the organization's work in the community, thank the Monarch | 22 | | Awards Foundation for honoring African-American men through | 23 | | the Monarch Awards Gala's "Tribute to Black Men", and wish both |
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| 1 | | organizations continued success in the future; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Monarch Awards | 5 | | Foundation as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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